Hand bag



Aug. 30, I932.

W. C. HlERlNG HAND BAG Filed Jan. 30, 1932 INVENTOR.

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Patented Aug. 30, 1932 iTE STATES PATENT? OFFICE WILICIAM o. HIEEIEG, ENE ARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 'ro J. E. MEEeo'r'r COM IPANY, or N WARK,NEW JERsEY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE HAND BAG i I ApplicationfildJzinuary so, 1932. Serial No. 589,844.

This invention relates to hand bags, and more particularly' to hand bagframes and means for attaching covering material to H such frames. 1

Hand bags are extensively manufactured with metal frames to which thecovering material,;such as leather for cloth, isv attached.

It has generally been the custom to sew the covering material to theframe; but it has been-found that the manufacture of hand' bags canbefacilitated, atthe same time, im-

at the corners the covering material is ingo securely attached .and hasan unfinished appearance. .7

,It is an. object of this invention to provide a hand bag having a frametowhich the bag covering material may be easily, se-.

an curely and neatly attached by means of a 9 novel clamping means. n IA further object is the provision of a channelled hand bag frame towhich the covering means may be securely clamped, and having novel meansto compensate for the bunching of the material at the corners .of frame,especially when the corners are curved.

These 7 and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, areaccomplished by 95 the simple andpractical construction and arrangementof parts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanyingdrawing,

forming parthereof, and in which: i

Figure 1 .is a perspective view of a hand 6 bag embodying'the invention.

Figure 2 isflirperspective view of a frame made inaccordance with theinvention, the frame having a curved cornerf 4 g 4 Figure 3 is aperspective view of holding plate designed for use witha frame havingcurved corners as shownin Figure 2.

Figure 4' is a'perspective view of-a frame memberas shown 'in Figure 2',sh'owing'in detail'the manner in which the holding plate shown'in Figure.3, isgused. 7

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a corner of the frame member havingcovering ma terial attached thereto, and

Figure6 is a sectional View of the frame member taken online6-6of*Figure 4,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective View of the curved corner of aframe providedwith a modified form of holding plate,

Figure Sis a fragmentary perspective view of the modified form ofholding plate shown in Fig. 7 provided, at its outer ends, withlugsdesignedto be passedthrough the adjacent apertures in the upwardlybent portion of the bottom flange of the frame member,

Figure 9 is a fragmentaryperspective view of the curved corner of aframe member providied with a modified form of holding plate, an

Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view of the modified form ofholding plate shown in Fig. 9, which is provided at its outerends withlips designed to be snapped over the upwardly bent portion of the bottomflange of the frame member as shown in Fig.

Referringto the drawing in Figure 1 is shown a hand bag having a pair-ofsimilar channelled U ShQPECl frame members hing; edly connected. Eachframe member is made from a suitable blankof material bent to present,in cross-section, an outwardly disposed channel having an inner sidewall 15 provided with top and bottom flanges 16, 17 directed outwardlyat right angles thereto, the top flange 16 having'a flange 18 bent atright angles thereto and directed towardsthe bottom flange 17, theflange 18 being parallel to the inner wall 15.

The bottom flange 17 is wider than the top flange 16, and has a portion19 which may be bent upwardly (see Fig. 2) to provide an outer side wallparallel with theinner wall 15, the portion 19' beingprovided with aplurality of apertures 20, which en= able it to be easily bent upwardly.

. As shown in Figure 5, the covering material 21 is doubled and insertedin the chan nelformed-by the wall 15, and the flanges 16, 1'1, 18; afterwhich the portion 19 of flange 17 is bent upwardly to securely clamp thecorners are curved as shown in the drawing, provision must be made forthe bunching of thecoveringmaterial'. This lSflCCOlIlf plished bycovering the material" at the cor ners with a flat plate 22,'curved tocoincide by rivets 24 to the adjacent portions 19' of f ,outer' sidewall to securely hold the covering with the corner, the plate havingapertures 23 at its endsby meansof which it is secured the flange 17, asshown in Figure, said por; tion 1 9 being provided with elongated slots23 for the reception of the'rivets 24 carried by the plate 22. Therivets 24:,after being passed through theslots23 are upset, as

shownin Figuredtheslots 23 being prefer v ably elongated, as shown inFigure 2,-to al- 20 lowtherivets 24; to have limited sliding engagement,therein for adjusting purposes see It is clear thatthe plate 22 willcrowd: the covering material into the space betweenwall' 15 andvflanges16 and 18, so that the outward appearance of the covering material isand finished at the corners.

QThe form of holding plate' shown in Fig ure,8 is provided, at its outerends, with lugs" 25 dapted to be passed through adjacent 0 apertures20in theportion 19 of the bottom flange 17 I and then upset,,as shownFigure7.'

In Figure 10 there is shown another form I of holding plate, whereintheouter'ends of the plate are provided with lips 26 adapted to be snappedoverthe portion 19 of the bot tom flange 17. If desired, the lips 26ofthe plate 22 may beindented, as at 27 ,to facili o this action; and theportion 19 ofthe bottom flange 17 may be provided with slots (notshown)v tor'eceive the indented portions 27 of, the lips 26. r

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a simpleand effective means i as tt for e a h e QOVenng mammal mg an inner sidewall havlngoutwardly d e to a frame member without necessitating sewing,at the same time compensating for the bunching of the covering material5 the framehas curved corners. r

as descriptiveand illustrative only, and not as restrictive orlimitative V of the invention, ofwhich obviously an embodiment may beconstructed including many modifications without departing from thegeneral scope e herein indicatedand denoted in the appended ing aninnerside wall provided with top-and bottom flanges, thetop flangeshaving aflange bent downwardly parallel to the inne'r side wall, andcovering material positionedbetween the flanges, the bottom flangehaving a portion bent upward t0 present an outer side wall to securelyhold the covering rial in the frame member. s

2. In ahand bag, a frame member comprismate ing an inner side wallprovided with top and bottom flanges,-the top-flanges-ihaving a ing aportion bent upward to present an material in the frame member, saidbottom 1 flange having a plurality of holes to "fac'ilitate bending ofsaid portion.

E 3; Ina hand bag, a frame memberv-comprisagain inner side.walllprovided p midi said" frame having curved corners, coveringmaterial positioned between the flanges, the

bottom flange havinga portion bent upward except atjthefcurved;cornersof the frame member to-p resent an outer side wall to hold the coveringmaterial in the frame, and plates curved tocoincide with the curvatureof the curvedicorners, said plates being positioned in the fra'me at'thecorners-"and attached to i the outer-side wall to prevent'bunchin'g of,

the covering material at the corners.

4, Ina hand bag, a frame member com- 1 prising aninner sidewall havingoutwardly I directed top and bottom flanges, said frame member havingcurved corners, lcoveringmaterial positioned between the flanges, thebot tom e flange having a 7 portion i bent upwardeXcept at the curvedcorners to presentan outer side w'allto. hold the ,covering'material o19 in the frame, and curved flat platespositioned over the material; atthe corners, said, plates preventing bunching ofvthe;mater'ial andenabling an easy and neatr assemblyat the corners.

T 5-111 ashandlbag, aframemember comprise:

rected top and bottom flanges, said frame member having curved corners.cover ng material positioned between, the flanges, means The foregoingdisclosure is tobe regarded i on the bQttOmflan-ge whom the Coveringterial in l the frame, and curved flat plates positioned in the curvedcorners to pre'vent bunching ofthe material at the corners 6, In a handbag, a frame member com prising an inner side wall provided 'with'topflange bent downward parallel to the. inner andbottomflanges,the-topffiange havinga side wall, said vframe having curved corners, V

the frame member to present an outer side wall to holdthe coveringmaterial in the frame, plates curved tocoi'ricide with the curvature ofthe curvedeomers, said plates being positioned in the frame at thecorners and having holes in their extremities, said bent up portions ofthe bottom flange having elongated slots adjacent the ends of the curvedplates, and means passing through the slots and the holes in the platesto attach the plates to said apertured portions.

7 In a hand bag, a frame member comprising an inner side wall providedwith top 10 and bottom flanges, the top flange having a flange bentdownward parallel to the inner side wall, said frame having curvedcorners, covering material positioned between the flanges, the bottomflange having a portion bent upward except at the curved corners of theframe member to present an outer side wall to hold the covering materialin the frame, and plates curved to coincide with the curvature of thecurved corners, said plates being positioned in the frame at the thecorners, each plate having lips at its ends adapted to be snapped overadjacent portions of the bottom flange to; securely hold the plate inposition. This specification signed this 21st day of January, 1932.

WILLIAM C. HIERING.

